RTX 3070 FE Vertical Mount

[maxparker]

Hey everyone - 

 

I've been planning a new rendering build (I'm a freelance VFX Artist) for a while, as I'm currently working on a MacBook Pro. I finally managed to grab an RTX 3070 Founders Edition from Microcenter. I'm aware of the thermal disadvantages of a vertical GPU mount, but I was wondering if there are any specific reasons (with the new-ish cooling system) on the 3070 FE to stick with a normal GPU mount. Also, would there be disadvantages to a PCIe 3.0 riser instead of a 4.0? Thanks.

 

Max Parker

maxparkervfx.com

[Helpful Tech Witch]

3 minutes ago, maxparker said:

Also, would there be disadvantages to a PCIe 3.0 riser instead of a 4.0? Thanks.

4.0 risers are known to be iffy in reliability.

I believe all of the air is sucked in from the front, so that would still be limited. I may be wrong though.

 

 

[jaslion]

26 minutes ago, maxparker said:

Hey everyone - 

 

I've been planning a new rendering build (I'm a freelance VFX Artist) for a while, as I'm currently working on a MacBook Pro. I finally managed to grab an RTX 3070 Founders Edition from Microcenter. I'm aware of the thermal disadvantages of a vertical GPU mount, but I was wondering if there are any specific reasons (with the new-ish cooling system) on the 3070 FE to stick with a normal GPU mount. Also, would there be disadvantages to a PCIe 3.0 riser instead of a 4.0? Thanks.

 

Max Parker

maxparkervfx.com

The 3070 is still like the normal dual fan coolers it's all air from the bottom of the card. For the risers pcie 4.0 is less reliable.

[Drama Lama]

36 minutes ago, maxparker said:

Also, would there be disadvantages to a PCIe 3.0 riser instead of a 4.0? Thanks.

You won’t be able to use Nvidia direct storage but it hasn’t been implemented in any application yet

would also require a PCIe 4 SSD

so besides that no